Hotel Ibis London Blackfriars

Basic, clean hotel and well located. Good value for the money!
I particularly like Ibis when travelling to cities like London: I know they are going to be well-​located, clean and basic at a reasonable price. And that is precisely why I chose this one in my last trip to London. The breakfast was good (I loved the avocado!), and available until noon (this is awesome!), although it was a little bit chaotic (I don’t blame the staff… too many people to handle. Actually Michel was really nice with us) :) I definitely will consider this one for future trips to the city.

Good hotel for the price. Of course, this is one of the cheapest ‘nice” hotels in Central London. As such, don’t expect a lot of frills. The rooms are small, as is typical in Europe and the bathroom is ridiculously designed, making me feel as though I were in an airplane’s restroom.
Continental breakfast is reasonably priced at £4.50 for cold buffet and coffee included.
The entry and communal area is a bit noisy and typically crowded all day. The staff is friendly and helpful.
No complaints.

Sehr gute Lage als zentraler Ausgangspunkt für sämtliche Attraktionen. Die Subway Southwark liegt nur rd. 150 m entfernt zur Blackfriars Bridge sind es ca. 500 m.
Wir hatten ein Zimmer nach hinten raus, mit Blick auf das London Eye, was erstaunlicherweise sehr ruhig war. Die Zimmer sind klein aber völlig ausreichend und vor allem sauber.
Frühstück ist reichlich und schmeckt.
Das Personal ist freundlich und hilfsbereit.
Das Hotel entspricht mind. dem Ibis-​Standard.

You should not except a lot from an Ibis. No mini bar in the room. I also stayed at Holiday Inn Kensington, far much better and cheaper.
I asked to extend my room, receptionists told me to use internet booking to use my %40 discount membership card. I tried. It was the same price. I asked the other receptionist who said i had to book a week in advance to get the discount. Not all of the staff are equipped enough.
However, very close to the southwark station. Like 2 min walk.
Very close to the Blackfriars bridge.
The view of London eye from the room was not the best as there was a huge building in between.
Would be a good choice for a one night stay as a shelter. Not suitable for tourism purposes.

Pour avoir été dans un hotel purement Anglais lors de ma prière visite a Londres ayant été un calvaire malgré les étoiles (3 ou 4 de mémoiré), cette fois ci j’ai opté pour la sécurité en choisissant une chaîné.
Je né regrette absolument pas, je reprendrai le même hotel si je dois revenir.
L’accueil est vraiment agréable, l’hôtel propre et parfaitement équipé. Et le point fort est qu’il est juste à côté d’une bouche de métro (southwark), vraiment pratique!
Je vous le conseille vraiment si vous visitez Londres, vous né serez pas déçus!

Excellent rapport qualité-​prix, même si, du coup, il n’y a aucun charme londonien vu que c’est une chaîné d’hôtel qui reproduit les mêmes décos quelque soit le pays. Mais sinon, les chambres sont spacieuses et confortables, le petit-​déjeuner anglais à tomber car en libre service à volonté, et le personnel est discret et attentionné.

Das Zimmer war ok, die Lage war ok, das Frühstück war prima Dass die Putzfrau ein Kissen mitgenommen hat und nicht ersetzt hat und dass es keine Klobürste gibt, kann man auch verschmerzen. Eigentlich hätte nur der Preis für das Frühstück zu einem Stern Abzug geführt und wir wären bei 4 Sternen. Aber: Das Weihnachtsessen war eine Katastrophe! 90 Minuten mussten wir warten trotz Reservierung auf Uhrzeit. Chaotisch. Laut. Man wurde kaum bedient. Der Hauptgang war kalt, die Kartoffeln zu roh. 45 Minuten nach dem Beendigen des Hauprgangs habe ich gefragt, warum das Dessert so lange auf sich warten lässt. 35 Minuten nach dem Dessert waren wir für den Tee zu müde. Viele Gäste sind zwischendurch bereits abgehauen oder auch schon davor. Das war der schlimmste Weihnachtsabend, den wir jemals hatten.

Honestly, a great bang for your buck. Although it was the priciest hotel we stayed at during our 2.5 week trip to Europe, this was our favorite hotel (average of about $ 110/​night in August). It was clean, great service, and the location was very very key to our stay; it was only a minute walk to the metro, and a few blocks walk to the London eye waterfront.
The décor seemed modern and chic, not too cheesy. They had a bar area downstairs with a restaurant. We tried the breakfast one of the days, 8.95 euros per person. The foods were actually really good and it’s like an all you can eat (although I don’t think Europeans are fond of that). The coffee machine was pretty cool, I got my cup of cappuccino. There were also computers for guests to use. Free wi-​fi in the hotel which we had no problems with. Tons of chic tables and chairs to lounge at. The room was more than good enough for 2 people: a huge bed, bathroom, TV with cable, and a table. The room was very clean. However, the only complaint I had was that there was a 1 multipurpose soap that my boyfriend used as shampoo and body wash. I thought that was a bit frugal and expected a little more out of their toiletries. No lotion or shower cap. They had a blow dryer in the room so I was content with that.
We were starving at 2AM, so luckily room service was ²⁴⁄₇ (only certain simple food items though from the menu). I had a ham and cheese sandwich with chips, enough to fill me up but not that great.
We highly recommend staying at Ibis hotels (they’re everywhere in Europe). It’s cheap, clean, safe, and way cooler than the Best Western/​Holiday Inn type of hotels here.

The hotel is adequate, though I would not stay there again. Most of the important things are fine– location is excellent (near the Tate Modern and steps away from a tube stop), comfortable bed, and a clean quiet room.
A major downside is the bathroom, a type of plastic pod buildout with a creaky floor that gives a bit under your feet. The shower has no shelf or ledge so any soap, shampoo or razor you want to use have to be placed on the shower floor. The towel hook is placed so that you have to step out of the shower to get it.
On my stay there was no soap in the shower (and the sink soap is a plastic bottle fastened to the wall). Another downside was the attitude of the staff, not genuinely friendly and nice like some places. This is probably a place best suited to a person in their 20s on a budget.

My room, it was big enough to swing a cat in — if the cat was an exceptionally tolerant one who didn’t mind the odd crack on the head.
It was small and pokey and reminded me of by basement level bedsit when I was a student, quite some achievement given that my room was on the second floor.
Not a lot of bang for your buck either, this small underground room on the 2^nd floor with the bathroom that was taken from a cramped spaceship cost just under 200 pounds (not including breakfast).
However, it was clean, the staff pleasant, the bar well stocked and the restaurant just about passed muster (kind of hard to screw-​up steak and chips)
Overall, grand for business, don’t take the wife or girlfriend there for a romantic get-​away (definitely don’t take both of them together as that will just get complicated)
Oh, breakfast was not at all bad — probably the highlight of the stay!

This is just a hotel to sleep and eat only. No amenities, but the café, bar and computer stations. I love the ibis hotel chain because it’s really clean and simple, perfect for work or leisure travel. The location of this ibis can’t be any more perfect. The tube station is right out the door and it’s so close to everything! Very affordable and clean.